InterCore Research Canada (IRC) is to pilot a program for the use of its driver alertness detection system (DADS) with 26 trucking companies in the US and Canada. It expects to add a further 44 companies to the pilot in the next few months.
DADS is a real-time cloud based monitoring and warning system that can assist in preventing accidents caused by driver drowsiness, lack of alertness or distraction. Using the data collected by the DADS certified camera, the service helps drivers determine if they are alert enough to drive. The camera captures information from the driver’s face which is then analysed by the DADS software.
When DADS detects that the driver’s state of alertness is declining, audible and visual signals warn the driver up to two hours before reaching a critical state, helping to prevent accidents by alerting drivers often before the driver even realises the situation is getting dangerous.
To accommodate a rapidly expanding trend in the transport industry to ban the presence of a cell phone in the driver cabin, Intercore is also developing a ‘smart camera’ to eliminate the need for a smart phone to operate DADS.
Discussions are also progressing with leading European insurance companies, as well as European, Asian, and Australian fleet operators. Based on the expressed needs of these industries, modifications and adjustments to the software and hardware are being developed to further adapt the product to best service clients on a global scale.
